04-21-2020, 01:15 PM
(04-18-2020, 03:08 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Every rookie QB is a question mark. Hell every rookie is a question mark.
I have been studying up on Burrow like crazy and there are a lot of factors why he was nothing to write home about at OSU.
Hand injury among them.
He just needed to have a whole year in a system and settle in and look what happened...
According to Housh he already has the playbook and with his work ethic is getting ready before even being drafted.
I think there were several in that program (including players) that thought Burrow was going to be the next big QB in college football. He performed damn good in the spring games and just had the "it" factor. The injuries that year cost him the starting job and more than likely Ohio State a national championship last year.
That being said, I went back and watched a bunch of his games last year and there were common themes:
1. Great throw, dropped by WR.
2. Great decisions - i counted at least 4 plays where he switched out a the LOS and the team scored on that play.
3. Under center a fair amount, pass protection was a huge issue
4. The guy never quits and
The other thing that people always gloss over like it's no big deal - he didn't get an offseason with his teammates. That's a huge issue and probably the main reason why he started to play better at the end of the year. He led the team to a 10-3 record with only the ugly 29-0 loss to Alabama as the wart. 74-72 to A&M and 27-19 to Florida.
